Clinical News: Page 1762

IDSI installs 1st system in Mexico
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Laser breast imaging firm Imaging Diagnostic Systems (IDSI) has installed its first CT laser mammography (CTLM) system in Mexico, at the Centro Médico Ave in Monterrey.
September 16, 2012
LCA supports CT screening for 9/11 Zadroga Act
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The Lung Cancer Alliance (LCA) has recommended to the World Trade Center Health Program that lung cancer screening be offered to the victims and first responders of the September 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City.
September 16, 2012
Ohio State gets $1.3M HIT award from NLM
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has awarded $1.3 million to researchers at Ohio State University College of Medicine's department of biomedical informatics. The award will support the development of a new approach to use electronic health records to identify candidates for clinical trials.
September 16, 2012
NOPR asks CMS to ease coverage rules for PET
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
The National Oncologic PET Registry (NOPR) is asking the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to make reimbursement for oncology PET studies easier by ending its requirement that payments be made under its coverage with evidence development (CED) statute.
September 16, 2012
Elekta adds Australian customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiation oncology firm Elekta announced it has sold two Synergy radiotherapy systems to the Riverina Cancer Care Center in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
September 16, 2012
Big iron may not be big driver of healthcare costs
By Cynthia E. Keen
A new analysis of growth in healthcare costs at U.S. hospitals found that medical imaging technology accounted for only 5% of the growth in healthcare expenses, an amount that was dwarfed by the increasing cost of medical supplies, according to an article in Health Services Research.
September 16, 2012
Analogic ends Q4, fiscal year with strong results
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Medical imaging firm Analogic reported that it has continued to post strong results for its fourth fiscal quarter, as well as for its full fiscal 2012.
September 13, 2012
GE contributes $33M to R&D center in Wis.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
GE Healthcare has committed an investment of $32.9 million to build a state-of-the-art research facility in Wisconsin.
September 13, 2012
ASCO BCS: Does breast MRI before surgery really help?
By Kate Madden Yee
SAN FRANCISCO - Whether preoperative breast MRI contributes to better diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes is one of the most controversial areas in breast imaging. The topic was explored in a discussion on September 13 at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's (ASCO) Breast Cancer Symposium (BCS).
September 13, 2012
Ultralow-cost neonatal ultrasound unit developed in U.K.
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
An ultrasound scanner costing less than $65 to manufacture and designed for neonatal examinations has been developed by engineers at Newcastle University in the U.K.
September 13, 2012
Carestream updates CR/miniPACS software
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Carestream Health has announced that a new version of its Image Suite software, a computed radiography (CR) image acquisition and optional miniPACS, is now available for purchase for delivery in October.
September 13, 2012
Quantum adds Okla. customer
By AuntMinnie.com staff writers
Radiography equipment vendor Quantum Medical Imaging has completed the installation of a single-detector digital x-ray system at the Seminole Family Medicine Clinic in Seminole, OK.
September 13, 2012
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